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| COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS For Immediate Release: September 27, 2010 For More Information: John Ivanic, (614) 645-6798 |
PROVIDING INTERPRETATION SERVICES: The Franklin County Municipal Court will continue providing vital foreign language interpreter services for non-English speaking persons who may appear before the Court. Judiciary & Court Administration Committee Chair Eileen Y. Paley is sponsoring ordinance 1339-2010, which authorizes the expenditure of $40,000 for a contract with Community Refugee and Immigration Services, Inc. for language interpreter services. This legislation will allow the company to continue providing translation services through September 2011.
BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES: The Columbus Health Department, through grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health, operates clinics for the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program. WIC provides various healthcare programs to income-eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who recently had a baby, infants and children up to five years of age who are at health risk due to inadequate nutrition. The WIC budget provides money for the lease of real property to be used as clinic space for the program. Councilmember Charleta B. Tavares, chair of the Health and Human Development Committee, is sponsoring three pieces of legislation to lease clinic space in locations throughout the city. Ordinance 1256-2010 allows the Columbus Department of Health to lease clinic space at 5253 Cleveland Avenue, ordinance 1257-2010 authorizes the lease of property located at 1288 Georgesville Road and ordinance 1258-2010 allows for the renewal of four existing lease contracts with the Holt Run Center, LLC. The total expenditure authorized is $185,268.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund.
REVIEWING THE HISTORY OF THE TEAKWOOD HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD: As part of the Certified Local Government (CLG) agreement between the City and the State, the City Historic Preservation Officer is charged with reviewing and recommending approval of applications submitted to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office (OHPO) for funding of preservation projects located in the City of Columbus. An application was submitted for the Teakwood Heights neighborhood and based on the historic and architectural information provided, the project was recommended for approval of grant funding in the amount of $10,897.00 for funding year 2010. Ordinance 1275-2010, sponsored by Development Committee Chair Priscilla R. Tyson, is necessary to complete the grant approval process because of the CLG agreement, which identifies the City Historic Preservation Officer as the CLG Grant Project Coordinator. The City will not receive the grant dollars, nor have any direct responsibility in their administration. No city funds will be used for the project.
PUBLIC HEARING ON PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: Columbus City Councilmember Andrew J. Ginther, chair of the Finance and Economic Development Committee, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers to discuss the creation of the Prairie Township Joint Economic Development District. The meeting will be broadcast live on city government television channel C-TV.
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